Dr. Greg Skipper is Pleased to Announce the
Professionals Treatment Program (PTP) is Continuing its Commitment to
Excellence in Santa Monica, CA.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Greg Skipper, M.D. and his team will continue to provide the foremost
clinical services that have evaluated and treated more than 800
professionals, primarily physicians, since the program began in 2011.
Matthew Goldenberg, D.O., board certified in general and addiction
psychiatry, will continue as Associate Medical Director. SallyAnn Cross,
LCSW, will remain in her position as Executive Director.

The Professionals Treatment Program will continue to offer
individualized 72 hour multidisciplinary evaluations through its
Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation (CDE) program, now directed by John
Pustaver, M.Div., MA., the former long-term director of the evaluation
program at the Betty Ford Center. CDE’s are conducted for licensed
professionals, such as physicians, psychologists, and pharmacists, as
well as attorneys, judges, pilots, and other C-level executives from
across the United States. Evaluations are needed when a professional
develops problems that might affect his or her work. Regulatory boards,
hospitals, companies, and others refer to the CDE Program to determine
the correct diagnoses, assess fitness-for-duty for the professional,
and, when indicated, develop a treatment plan, including coordinating
long-term monitoring.

The Professionals Treatment Program offers treatment for professionals
with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
The treatment provided is unique compared with similar programs in that
it only accepts professionals as compared to a track within a large
program. This approach of treating high achieving adults together has
been extremely successful.

Dr. Greg Skipper, Medical Director and founder of the Professionals
Treatment Program stated, "Doctors and other professionals are not
immune from the ravages of chemical addiction and mental illness. They
need a safe place to get well alongside other professionals. I am
delighted that we can now offer world-class evaluations and treatment
focused entirely on the needs of professionals. The Professionals
Treatment Program is nationally recognized as a premier treatment
program for professionals, and with the partnership of New Vista
Behavioral Health, we are now able to elevate our programs and services
to an even higher level.” Dr. Skipper has evaluated and treated
thousands of physicians and other healthcare professionals and
previously served as the Medical Director of the Alabama Physician
Health Program, Springbrook Hazelden, Promises, Betty Ford, and Bradford
Health Services, and he has been the lead author on many of the seminal
papers related to Physician Health.